Coaster



May 15,1934.

A. M. LEWlN, JR

COASTER Filed April 25. 1932 Patented May 15, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to table coasters and has particular reference to a method of making table coasters so that they shall remain assembled as a unit until desired for use.

It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a novel method of making table coasters so that they shall remain assembled as a unit until desired for use and being normally in the form of a plain flat surface shall serve also as a seat.

Another object is to provide a novel and useful article of manufacture which shall be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and which shall be highly attractive in appearance.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention may be stated to consist in the various novel features of construction and arrangement or combination, and in the method of making the article, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing accompanying and forming a .part of this application,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a set of coasters formed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modified design of coaster;

f Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view showing a modified arrangement for holding the coasters in position; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

In the drawing, 1 denotes a flat sheet of material such as celotex, cork, heavy cardboard or any similar material. This sheet is preferably from 15 to 20 inches square, or in other words, large enough to form a seat, and is useful at iootball, baseball and similar games where concrete stadiums are usually used to seat the spectators Formed in the sheet 1 are a plurality of individual coasters 2 of any desired shape and size. In Fig. 1, I have represented these coasters as being octagonal in shape, while in Fig. 2 they are circular in shape. It will be understood, however, that these two shapes are merely illustrative of my invention and that the coasters may be of any desired shape, either real or fantastic. The coasters are formed by stamping with a suitable die in such manner that they are not completely severed from the sheet 1. In Fig. 3, I have shown 'the coasters 2 partially severed from the sheet 1 from both sides, leaving a central attaching portion 3 which normally retains the coasters in position in the sheet but permits them to be readily detached when desired by a slight pressure with the hand. It will be obvious that a single cut could be used, extending almost entirely through the sheet and leaving the attaching portion 3 adjacent one face of the sheet if desired, but I prefer the arrangement shown in Fig. 3 as the coasters may be easily detached without damaging the surface thereof.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a modified arrangement for holding the coasters in place. In this form, the outline cut 4 of each coaster is interrupted by one or more solid portions 5 which serve to maintain the coasters in position in the sheet. The cuts 4 in this instance extend entirely through the sheet.

The sheet of material may be painted with the college or university colors and suitable printing may be placed on each. coaster such as the formula for mixing beverages, an advertisement, a place to record the score of the game, or any other suitable printing.

The sheets are sold at athletic contests and the purchaser may use the sheet for a seat. Being made of fibrous material, it forms an excellent inso sulator against heat and cold from the usual concrete stadium seats. After the game, the purchaser can detach the coasters from the sheet and they can be used to place beverage glames on, or hot dishes to prevent marring of furniture.

What I claim is:-

As a new article of manufacture, a flat relatively thick and rigid sheet of heat insulating material providing a stadium seat cover, and having a plurality of individual coaster mats partially but not completely severed therefrom by registering cuts extending inwardly from opposite surfaces so that normally the sheet remains intact but each article may be readily detached therefrom by a slight pressure, said sheet presenting smooth and substantially unbroken surfaces on opposite faces.

ADOLPH M. LEWIN, Jr. 

